We usually assume July 1 is the beginning of the second half of the year. But that is an inaccurate assumption. The year is 365 days (plus ¼ day which is accounted for in leap year). That puts the dead center of the year at 182.5 days, which means July 4-5 is the point where the year is divided into past days and future days. I guess all this matters for astronomy, timekeeping and scientific references.
I’m not sure why any of that matters to me. It was just some crazy thought that popped into my mind this morning when I saw the date July 1 and decided to investigate if it really was the start of the dead center of 2026.
“Dead Center” means the “EXACT CENTER of something.” Now that has meaning for me. If you read the Bible cover to cover, you will see that the focal point, the dead center, is Christ Jesus. He is the very foundation of life, faith, salvation, and worship.
Colossians 1:15-20 presents the Absolute Supremacy of Christ. It begins: “Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth.” [NLT]
It goes on to present Christ Jesus as Infinite, Creator, Sustainer, Supreme, First, Reconciler, Peace Giver.
He is our “dead center.” Amen&Amen